The UK’s largest breed of spiders, which can grow to the size of rats and hunts fish, are making a comeback in Britain. From near-extinction in 2010 - when only a handful remained as their wetland ...

September marks the beginning of spider season in the UK, meaning Brits would have already started to see an increase in the number of the eight-legged pest entering their homes. Spiders become more ...

For the majority of the year, native spiders take up residence in our homes and gardens, but tend to stay out of sight (and, cucially, mind). It's only in autumn, when the weather takes a turn, that ...

British households have been issued a 'very large house spider' warning over the coming weeks. Dr David Gee, a zoology lecturer at the University of Derby, has said the warm spring is the reason ...